The most-tasty guide to learn how to cook romaine lettuce on griddles like the Flatrock or Blackstone Grill. Scroll for drool-worthy photos and an example of how to make a grilled Romaine salad with feta cheese and griddled chicken breast.
Special thanks to Traeger Grills for providing Sip Bite Go with the Flatrock grill for review. All opinions are my own.
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Why try griddled romaine?
- Grilled lettuce might seem odd, but it brings a new flavor experience and sensory experience to have warmed romaine lettuce as part of a salad.
- A grilled romaine salad on the griddle is definitely a pretty healthy and great griddle appetizer for dinner or lunch.
- While I love traditional gas grilled romaine lettuce, which gets a nice dry char, this griddle version is very convenient.
- This more- healthy griddle cooking idea is great for a BBQ menu appetizer or casual weeknight griddled dinner meal with the family.
New to flat top cooking?
Scroll to the bottom of this post for step-by-step video instructions.
To make this tasty griddle grilled salad, you’ll want to start any other veggies (like onions and peppers)…
And griddled ribeye steak or chicken (which take longer) ahead of adding the lettuce to the grill…
Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make griddled grilled romaine lettuce.
- 2 medium romaine lettuce, halved lengthwise, washed, dried thoroughly
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp pepper
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How to make Griddle Grilled Romaine Lettuce
Now I’ll walk you through it…
Quick look at Griddled Romaine Lettuce recipe
- Preheat flattop griddle to medium.
- Cut romaine lettuce in half lengthwise and brush inside with olive oil.
- Place romaine lettuce on the griddle and cook for 5 minutes until browned.
- Remove and enjoy.
Detailed Recipe Steps…
- Prep romaine lettuce. Slice romaine lettuce lengthwise and wash under cold water to remove any dirt.
- Season romaine lettuce. Brush the cut side of the romaine with some olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Preheat Traeger Flatrock, Blackstone Grill, or whatever indoor griddle or outdoor flattop you’re using to medium heat.
- Once preheated, place the romaine lettuce directly on the griddle, cut side down. No need to add extra oil or butter to the griddle surface.
- Griddle romaine for 5 minutes.
- Remove griddled romaine lettuce once the romaine lettuce turns golden brown.
- Finish griddled romaine by topping it with your salad ingredients and enjoy.
Details on this griddle grilled romaine salad…
I first fell in love with grilled romaine as served caesar-salad style with fresh parmesan and toasted baguette bread.
Here we’ve changed things up a bit, preparing it on the griddle…
Then serving it with a cilantro vinaigrette, feta cheese, griddled onions and peppers, and sourdough bread from Bresnan Bread and Pastry.
You’ll see how this salad comes together in the recipe video at the bottom of this post…
Best Salad Recipes from Sip Bite Go
- Salad for potluck
- Griddled romaine lettuce with griddled chicken breast
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See all salad recipes…
Try these easy griddle recipes…
- Smashed breakfast burgers
- Griddled bacon
- Griddled onions
- Griddled chicken breast
- Griddle corn on the cob
- Quesadillas on the griddle
- Onion smashed burgers
- Philly cheesesteak smash burgers
- Steak fajitas on griddle
- GUIDE: seasoning Blackstone Griddle grills for the first time
See new griddle recipes for beginners…
Griddle cooking tools in the SBG setup…
Main griddle equipment
- Outdoor flattops: Blackstone Griddle + Traeger Flatrock (gifted).
- Indoor griddle: Lodge Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Grill Pan
Other helpful grilling tools, accessories, ingredients…
- Heavy-duty Traeger tongs
- Traeger Tray (love for prep and to carry ingredients to the grill)
- Meat Church Texas Sugar BBQ
- California Avocado Oil Blend
Traeger Flatrock guides
- Traeger Flatrock grill review
- Tips for seasoning Traeger Flatrock grills
- Guide to Flatrock grease bucket
- See demos for the Traeger Flatrock grill cover
- Check out popular Flatrock accessories and the Flatrock smash burger kit
Meat thermometer recommendations
Every home chef needs a reliable meat thermometer to cook food perfectly.
On Sip Bite Go, you’ll often see me using:
- Meater thermometer – a fancy wireless thermometer that connects to a phone app – gifted to me from a Traeger partnership.
- ThermoPro digital thermometer – which has a wire that connects the thermometer to a display box outside the oven/grill.
It’s like being psychic! The great thing about either of the thermometers above is that I don’t have to take the food out of the oven to know the temperature.
How to use ‘em… What I do is stick the digital thermometer in steak, pork, chicken, whatever… Then put the food in the oven, on the smoker, or grill.
While the meat cooks, it reads the temperature so I know exactly what temp meat is as it’s cooking. Without having to take it out and check. It’s really difficult to overcook food when you know exactly what temp it is inside!
Are you a foodie, too?
Hey home chef, hope that answers all your questions about making a tasty romaine salad dish on the griddle. It’s pretty unique!
Enjoy cooking and chat soon on Instagram / TikTok / YouTube.
– Jenna
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Griddle Grilled Romaine Lettuce Recipe | Sip Bite Go
Ingredients
- 2 medium romaine lettuce halved lengthwise, washed, dried thoroughly
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp pepper
Instructions
- Prep romaine lettuce. Slice romaine lettuce lengthwise and wash under cold water to remove any dirt.
- Season romaine lettuce. Brush the cut side of the romaine with some olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Preheat Traeger Flatrock, Blackstone Grill, or whatever indoor griddle or outdoor flattop you’re using to medium heat.
- Once preheated, place the romaine lettuce directly on the griddle, cut side down. No need to add extra oil or butter to the griddle surface.
- Griddle romaine for 5 minutes.
- Remove griddled romaine lettuce once the romaine lettuce turns golden brown.
- Finish griddled romaine by topping it with your salad ingredients and enjoy. The one in the Sip Bite Go demo is topped with griddled onions and peppers (any grill vegetables would be great), cilantro dressing seasoned with lemon juice, feta cheese and served with toasted sourdough bread.
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